A swarm of locusts is threatening to invade Brazil as the country also battles one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks. But nine days ago it made a turn to the east, and is now heading towards the border with Brazil and Uruguay. However, the arrival of warm weather will wake the insects up - while winds could blow the swarm across the border. In Argentina, both SENASA and the Buenos Aires grain exchange said they were less worried by the locust swarm than issues of dry weather impacting crops. Researchers estimate that a swarm just one kilometer square can eat the same amount of food each day as 35,000 humans.

Source: Daily Mail June 29, 2020 14:06 UTC